Head and neck elevation beyond the sniffing position improves laryngeal view in cases of difficult direct laryngoscopy

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 335-338

  Schmitt, Hubert J ^a   Mang, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intubation, intratracheal: technique; Laryngoscopy, difficult; Patient positioning: head and neck elevation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLOTTIS; HAND; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NECK; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SNIFFING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL AID;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HEAD; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NECK; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036696129     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00368-9     Document Type: Article

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